Good food can come from unexpected places in Japan's capital. Jeremie Souteyrat / laif / Redux In Tokyo, good eats can be found in the most unexpected places, like the basement of a department store, ...

For 24 hours, I lived solely on vending machine foods in Tokyo, exploring a variety of options including hot dogs, burgers, and fried chicken. The challenge also featured unique vending machine ...

Vending machines are a cornerstone of Japanese culture, dispensing items from food to T-shirts to Pokémon cards. During the pandemic and the Olympics, these machines take on an even greater importance ...

Kyodo Senpaku, a Japanese whaling company, has drawn massive flak and international condemnation from rights activists for experimenting to stock meat in vending machines in Tokyo. What Happened: ...

A speculative skyscraper designed for Tokyo takes the concept of wabi-sabi (finding beauty in the imperfect or incomplete) to heart. The Pod Vending Machine is designed to be continuously under ...

Japan still loves cash and vending machines, but new banknotes containing hologram technology won't work in many machines without upgrades.

TOKYO – Japan’s first literary vending machine was installed at the Setagaya Literary Museum in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, this month. When a user touches a button shown on the screen, a story they can be ...